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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Man, I'm so happy with the way this is going so far. I sure hope she wins the election.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope Republicans get absolutely crushed to the point that it becomes clear catering to the extremists and conspiracy theorists is not tenable. Then they have 4 years to try to rebuild from the ashes and try to present a reasonable platform instead of something insane.

[–] itsgoodtobeawake@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope they are crushed, learn nothing and double down on it by running with Trump again, this time fully campaigning from prison.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I prefer the Republicans offer a reasonable alternative so that Democrats can actually be held accountable. Currently Democrats can engage in insider trading, pass laws that help their stocks, continue to give weapons to war criminals, and you still have to come out in droves to vote for them or the country becomes a Dictatorship.

If Republicans are forced to rebuild and offer someone that isn't going to run the country and everyone's freedoms into the ground, (or better yet completely crash and burn allowing an actual leftist party the chance to be the 2nd party) then Democrats can actually be held accountable if they pass shitty laws.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You want the Republican party to compete with the Democrats by attempting to make things fairer, less corrupt and more honourable than the Democrats?! It's like expecting Biden to be the youthful candidate, Trump to be the honest and rational candidate and Bernie to be the corporate shill all in one.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, I meant making a 3rd party actually potentially viable

[–] Bridger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I think that as long as winner take all first past the post remains the method here there will never be room for more than 2 parties.